ho giocato a tennis

played tennis

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phrase Uncommon #18,022
played tennis Use with sports names to say you played that sport. The subject pronoun io is often omitted in Italian.
IT: Ieri ho giocato a tennis con mio fratello.
EN: Yesterday I played tennis with my brother.

Ho giocato a tennis per la prima volta ieri.

I played tennis for the first time yesterday.

Io ho giocato a tennis ieri.

I played tennis yesterday.

Io ho giocato a tennis con Tom diverse volte.

I have played tennis with Tom several times.